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CABAR.asia 13.11.15

After gaining independence and after the civil war of 1992-1997, the socio-economic situation in Tajikistan has significantly deteriorated and, above all, it affected the sphere of education, science and culture. The reduced level of education significantly affected the entire population of the republic, and now it bothers everyone, from government officials to ordinary citizens, writes Humayro Bakhtiyor, journalist (Dushanbe, Tajikistan), in her article written exclusively for cabar.asia (more…)

CABAR.asia 10.11.15
Tajikistan can’t cope alone with the increasing threat of infiltration of terrorist groups from Afghanistan. Tajikistan needs to use the potential and opportunities of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), as well as of other key geopolitical players interested in the stability of the region. This is the opinion of the majority of Tajik experts who answered the question of cabar.asia about whether the CSTO was able to confront the modern threats to security in the member countries of the organization. (more…)

Concerns that students are among those targeted. Tajikistan’s education ministry reports that five university students have gone off to join Islamic State militants in Syria. (more…)

Experts in northern Tajikistan are alarmed at the rising suicide rate among young people. In the most recent case, a second-year university student in the provincial centre Khujand hanged herself.

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CABAR.asia 09.10.15
“Construction of the Rogun hydro-electric power station using Tajikistan’s own forces can give impetus to the development of many branches of the national economy, development of fundamental and applied research and studies, preparation of its own highly qualified personnel and much anything else. But a necessary condition to make it possible is the availability of the government’s vision of this problem and of the ways of solving it, coupled with firm political will of the leadership of the country”, said Rashid Ghani Abdullo, a political scientist (Dushanbe, Tajikistan), in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia. (more…)
CABAR.asia 02.10.15
“The process of change of elites in Kazakhstan society is going on, but young people do not have time to participate in it, because by the time when businessmen or civil servants are gaining the necessary political weight to enter the ranks of the Kazakh political elites, they are no longer included in the category of “youth”, said Danil Bekturganov, President of PF “The Civil Expertise” (Almaty, Kazakhstan), in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia. (more…)
CABAR.asia 29.09.15
“The time lag of 60 years is increasingly used to determine the change of generations in Kyrgyzstan. From this point of view, there has not been any change of elites in the country since the acquisition of sovereignty, and it will not happen until 2031 – the year of the 40th anniversary of sovereign Kyrgyzstan.
CABAR.asia 23.09.15
“Research data have shown that the Internet in Kazakhstan is not free at all; and one reason for this lack of freedom is the reluctance of telecommunication companies to meet the criteria of organizations supporting and promoting human rights”, said Danil Bekturganov, President of PF “The Civil Expertise” (Almaty, Kazakhstan), in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia. (more…)
CABAR.asia 18.09.15
The achievements of modern medicine provide HIV-infected children with a full and healthy life. Like any other children, these children need caring and loving families and sympathetic society that will help them grow and mature. (more…)
CABAR.asia 11.09.15

” People have become less naive and more rational in their dealings with political parties. The only problem that voters cannot solve is that they have to choose from what is there, if there is not any political party which could be fully trusted in. This election will most likely be held under that unofficial slogan”, said analyst Tamerlan Ibraimov, director of the Center for Political and Legal Studies (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia.

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